The veteran quarterback, who has always had a bit of an edge to him, had an opinion, one that was shared by the majority of Penn State's fan base following the Nittany Lions' brutal 32-23 loss to Nebraska in front of 85,527 at Memorial Stadium.

McGloin was angry about The Review.

The heat in his voice was palpable as he spoke.

"We're not going to get that call here,'' McGloin said.

"We're not going to get that call ever, against any team. It doesn't matter who the referees are, we'll never get that call.''

You can interpret those comments a lot of ways. McGloin would not really elaborate on what he meant.

This one? This one was tough.

In one of the most entertaining games Penn State has been involved in several years, there were 39 first down, 829 offensive yards, two plays of 50 or more yards, a safety and 12 scoring plays, not counting conversions.

And none of that will be remembered in Pennsylvania.

None of it.

No, this Penn State loss will always be about what happened with about eight minutes left to play.

Nebraska (8-2, 5-1), on the strength of its dynamic running game, had rallied form 20-6 down to take a 27-23 lead.

But the Lions (6-4, 4-2) were driving.

Bruising back Zach Zwinak (141 yards, touchdown) was running over people, McGloin was back in rhythm after a costly third-quarter interception, and suddenly it was second-and-goal from the Cornhuskers' 3.

PSU head coach Bill O'Brien got a bit creative, calling a pass.

McGloin hit tight end Matt Lehman in the right flat and the Newport graduate dove for the goal line as Nebraska linebacker David Santos collided with him.

The ball came out. Cornhusker safety Daimion Stafford recovered in his end zone for a touchback.